BlockWildwood, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Port Orchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98367. It stands on Square Creek. The Survey maps it on the Burley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1942 USGS Gig Harbor quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Gig Harbor quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Burley quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Burley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Wildwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HUGE CREEK |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RASOR ROAD |
| 20 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CARNEY LAKE |
| 3 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SUNNY SLOPE |
| 12 August 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HIGHWAY 3 WATERSHED |
| 15 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VICTORY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Wildwood: 15 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Port Orchard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Butler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holmberg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Navy Yard | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Orchard Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Purdy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bethel | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fernwood | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Burley | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sunnyslope | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Gorst | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| East Port Orchard | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sherman Heights | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511430. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.